“There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. ‘Good pride’ represents our dignity and self-respect. ‘Bad pride’ is the deadly sin of superiority that reeks of conceit and arrogance.” –John C. Maxwell

The is only one explanation behind Guimaras lone district Rep. Lucille Nava reportedly ripping Iloilo City lone district Rep. Julienne Baronda, hubris. Referred to as “excessive pride,” it was why the gods punished Prometheus, who stole fire and gave it to humanity. The island-province legislator could not accept that the neophyte congressman beat her to the draw and gained attention from proposing a resolution calling on President Rodrigo Duterte to look into the situation faced by those who cross between Iloilo and Guimaras.
Nava, the wife of former Guimaras Governor Rahman Nava, who also served as congressman, considered the suggestion “interference” and supposedly gave Baronda a dressing down when they were alone. While she may have felt overshadowed by the Iloilo City representative, she must have also believed such a suggestion should have been floated by somebody from Guimaras.
Does she realize some of those who cross between the two provinces are Baronda’s constituents?
If Nava thought Baronda’s plan was meritorious, she should have collaborates and supported it.
Legislators are supposed to work for the common good and welfare of the people and not compete and pull down one another.
In addition, if it is true that Nava chided Baronda over the issue, it’s bullying and unbecoming.

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A non-profit dedicated to exposing the severity of the global education crisis has been inviting UN General Assembly delegates into a tiny mirrored installation as a means of driving home the reality that around 260 million children are missing from classrooms around the world.
Until the end of next week, Theirworld will have the “Infinity Classroom exhibition” set up at the UN Plaza.
The mirrored room is filled with what appear to be an infinite number of empty school desks, which represents the millions of children out of school every day.
The exhibit is the centerpiece to the organization’s #WriteTheWrong campaign and is geared towards building awareness of the global crisis and mobilizing political will and financial support needed to give every child a chance to achieve.
Theirworld founder and chair Sarah Brown said last week, “The world has the largest number of refugees and displaced people since the Second World War, half of whom are children.”
“We owe them what we want for our kids—a safe place to learn,” she added. “That’s why we’re calling on all countries and international institutions to make education a priority.”

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Alex P. Vidal, who is now based in New York City, used to be the editor of two local dailies in Iloilo./WDJ